When a project ends or a position is made redundant, there are many issues that the employer and employee need to consider and undertake.

If the employee is also a subclass 457 visa holder there are the additional matters of sponsorship obligations, notifications and the potential cancellation of the subclass 457 visa to contend with. In this article, we provide a brief overview of the issues and actions to undertake.

Significant Proposed Changes to the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme – Impact on WA Business

In September 2011, the Perth metropolitan area was reclassified as a ‘regional area’ for the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS), a scheme that allows employers to sponsor foreign workers for permanent residency.

This change potentially enables Western Australian employers to significantly increase staff retention, with the RSMS requiring employees to remain with their employer for a period of two years from the date the RSMS permanent residency visa is granted.

Adopting a “Zero Email” Policy

There have been an increasing number of interesting articles of late with regards to email losing its power in the workplace as the primary mode of communication.

One company who was recently cited, Atos, is banning emails being sent internally under the company’s new “zero email” policy (to be fully implemented within the next18 months). 

If you think that would be impossible within your company, then it may be time to think again.  Why is that do you say?

Atos have over 74,000 employees!